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Pentagon to change security policies following classified documents leak: Report
Washington: The Pentagon is set to change its security policies after dozens of classified files were published online in April, a media report said on Thursday. According to a senior defence officials,…
- India
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin concludes India visit
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin concluded his India visit on Monday with both countries taking new steps to strengthen their defence partnership. The importance of defence innovation remained one of many…
- India
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on two-day visit
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in India on Sunday on a two-day visit to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical…
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to pay 2-day visit to India from Sunday
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Sunday to discuss ways to further expand the bilateral strategic engagement ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
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US Defense Secretary set to meet Chinese counterpart next week
Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the first time during a trip to Singapore for a defence summit next week, CNN reported citing a…
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Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism
Washington: Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The new guidelines come nearly a year…
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Gen Rawat was strong proponent of India-US defence partnership: US
Washington: General Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, was a strong proponent of India-US defence ties and helped deepen the strategic…
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Allies, innovation key to US competition with China: Defence Secretary
Washington: The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in the Indo-Pacific region in order to maintain a competitive edge over…
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Pentagon chief defends execution of final airlift from Kabul
Washington: In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday defended the military’s execution of a frantic airlift from Kabul and asserted it…
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Defense chief orders new review of mistaken US drone strike
Washington: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a senior-level review of the investigation that found that 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, were killed in an August 29 US drone strike in…
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Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Kuwait City: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there…
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US defense secy reaffirms support for Kuwait’s security, stability
Kuwait: Visiting US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin has reaffirmed Washington’s supportive position for security and stability of Kuwait. During a meeting on Wednesday with Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,…
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Blinken says US working with Taliban on flights
Doha: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American…
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Americans beaten up by Taliban while reaching Kabul airport
New Delhi: Americans have been beaten by the Taliban while attempting to reach the US-held airport in Kabul, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a Defense Department briefing held after US…
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Troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there…
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